Which to use
“drängen” and “drängten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,748
- “drängen” frequency rank
- #22,304
- “drängten” frequency rank
- 30052
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | drängen | drängten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemanden an einen Ort bewegen, ohne dass er es will | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs drängen |
Where the eye mixes drängen and drängten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. drängen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against drängten's 8 (CCVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: drängen vs drängten
A purely visual mix-up. drängen ([ˈdʁɛŋən]) and drängten ([ˈdʁɛŋtn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30052, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
drängen is recorded at frequency rank #7,748, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋən]. drängten is at rank #22,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈdʁɛŋtn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 30052, this pair ranks #1,755,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of drängen vs drängten
Shared letters: degnrä. Private to "drängen": -. Private to "drängten": t.
"drängen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "drängten" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "drängen" and "drängten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "drängen" or "drängten"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "drängen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "drängten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "drängen" and "drängten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "drängeln vs drängten". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,755,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.